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FZNT25 KNHC 171404
OFFN04

NAVTEX Marine Forecast
NWS National Hurricane Center Miami, FL
904 AM EST Sat Feb 17 2024

...Please refer to Coastal Waters Forecasts (CWF) available
through NOAA Weather Radio and other means for detailed
Coastal Waters Forecasts...

Southeast Gulf of Mexico

.SYNOPSIS...A strong cold front has moved off the Texas coast
this morning. Winds will be enhanced by low pressure that is 
forming along the front offshore Louisiana, that is expected to 
track east into Sun. The cold front will stretch from near Naples,
Florida to the Yucatan Peninsula Sun morning. Strong winds and 
rough to very rough seas will spread across most of the Gulf 
through Sun. Conditions will begin to improve by Mon as high 
pressure settles in across the region. Fresh southerly return flow
is expected for the western Gulf Wed and Wed night as the high 
shifts eastward. 

.TODAY...S to SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. Scattered
showers. 
.TONIGHT...SW winds 15 to 20 kt, shifting to E 20 to 25 kt after
midnight. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Scattered showers and isolated tstms. 
.SUN...NE to E winds 20 to 25 kt, shifting to N in the afternoon.
Seas 5 to 7 ft. Scattered showers and isolated tstms. 
.SUN NIGHT...N winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Scattered
showers. 
.MON...N winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. 
.MON NIGHT...N winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. 
.TUE...N winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. 
.TUE NIGHT...N winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. 
.WED...N to NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 ft in the morning,
subsiding to 2 ft or less. 
.WED NIGHT...N winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less.  

Within 200 nm east of the coast of Florida

.SYNOPSIS...A cold front will emerge off the Florida coast today,
bringing fresh to strong winds and rough seas N of 25N and E of 
70W into early next week. Low pressure is likely to form between 
the Bahamas and Florida Sun night into Mon, then track NE and out 
of the area by late Tue. Strong winds and rough seas are possible
with this low.

.TODAY...S winds 10 to 15 kt S of 27N, and W 15 to 20 kt N of
27N. Seas 3 ft. 
.TONIGHT...S winds 5 to 10 kt S of 27N, and N 10 to 15 kt N of
27N. Seas 3 ft. Scattered showers. 
.SUN...S to SW winds 10 to 15 kt S of 27N, and NE to E 15 to
20 kt N of 27N. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Numerous showers and scattered
tstms. 
.SUN NIGHT...S of 27N, SW winds 15 to 20 kt. N of 27N, NE winds
20 to 25 kt, shifting to N after midnight. Seas 5 to 7 ft in NW
to N swell. Scattered showers and isolated tstms. 
.MON...NW winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. 
.MON NIGHT...NW to N winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. 
.TUE...NW to N winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. 
.TUE NIGHT...NW to N winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. 
.WED...NW to N winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. 
.WED NIGHT...NW to N winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft.